In the seating area outside her bedroom, Bella found her mother and Noora holding the twins, with a nurse sitting nearby. They seemed engrossed in conversation and didn’t notice her presence.
Bella smiled, feeling her heart warm as she watched them caring for her babies so that she could get more sleep.
"Mom, Aunty…" Bella approached them, causing them to stop speaking and turn to see her.
"Bella, you are already awake?" Natalie asked her, concerned. She felt sorry for her daughter; she fed the babies every hour last night. Near dawn, she and Noora had taken the babies so that her daughter could sleep more.
"Yes, Mom. I think I sleep too much, Mom," Bella smiled at her mother before sitting beside her. She saw the baby in her mother’s arms; it was her daughter.
Before Bella could take Aurora from her mother, Noora interrupted her.
"Young madam, you’re not sleeping enough. I know you only slept for two hours," Noora said, looking worriedly at Bella. She could see her exhaustion radiating in her eyes.
"Two hours?" Bella was taken aback upon hearing that. No wonder she felt her body was not quite right when walking. She also felt her head spinning slightly.
"You can sleep again, dear. Don’t worry about the twins; they’ve just fallen asleep. If they wake up, they still have their milk ready..." Natalie smiled and pointed to two breast milk bottles on the coffee table.
Natalie continued when Bella seemed surprised: "And there’s a stock in the fridge, too. You did a great job. You pumped a few breast milk bags last night for the twins, enough for them to drink until noon."
Bella was taken aback to hear that. Last night, she was too exhausted to remember how many milliliters of breast milk she produced.
"But I have to pump my milk again, Mom. I can feel my breasts so full and tight now. I won’t be able to sleep feeling like this," she said while gently touching her swollen and hardened breasts. "And I’m hungry too."
The nurse overheard them and stood up, politely saying, "Let me help you, madam. I will prepare the pumping kit and ask someone to prepare your early breakfast."
"Thank you," Bella replied, following the nurse to another room. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
***
Not long after, Bella finished pumping breast milk. At the same time, Noora came to help her clean up before she joined Tristan and Dax for breakfast.
They were waiting for her in the dining room next to her bedroom.
She sat beside Dax and embraced him before she enjoyed her breakfast.
However, not long after, Dax’s request surprised her.
"Mom, can I hold the twins?"
Bella turned to look at him, "I thought you held them last night?"
"Yes, but only for a while. I…" Dax’s voice trailed off. He seemed to be trying to find the right words, making Bella and Tristan tense as they waited for him to finish his sentence.
"Yesterday, I was so nervous. They looked so fragile, and I was worried I would hurt them. So, I only hold them only briefly. I think less than a minute." There was a disappointed look in his eyes.
Bella immediately followed Dax to return to her bedroom. She missed her babies after her mother and Aunt Noora had taken care of the twins since early this morning.
"Oh no… They’re both still asleep, Mom," Dax was disappointed to see the babies sleeping soundly in their crib.
Bella placed her hand on Dax’s shoulder, trying to cheer him up.
"How about you play with Daddy outside until they wake up? Letting your brother and sister sleep would be good for them. I will call you when they wake up. Agree?" she suggested.
"Yes, buddy. Let’s walk outside." Tristan held Dax’s hand and gently led him out of the room to let Bella sleep more with the twins in the same room.
***
On the second day after Bella gave birth to the twins, almost all her family spent the day with them in the hospital.
Aunt Emma and Henry arrived in the morning but didn’t stay overnight because they had to work. They returned to East City in the afternoon but promised to revisit them this weekend.
Meanwhile, Isaac, Donovan, and Lewis Sinclair stayed overnight in the same hospital. Bella’s mother and Aunt Noora were also there to help her.
In the evening, Bella was even more excited because her friends were coming to visit. She hadn’t seen them for almost two weeks and missed them all.
Not only her friends but also Tristan’s close friends would come to visit them. She was excited about this little reunion.

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